Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 10

22 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 10 L ife in Watercolour Westport is about reconnecting with nature as old friends. Where a front porch welcomes neighbors and pleasure comes in the form of an escape from urban living all the while staying connected. Over 20 years in the making, the concept for Watercolour Westport – a wellness community consisting of super-efficient “Net Zero Ready’’ homes inspired by Ontario heritage cottages – was born from the desire to build something enduring and impactful. Constructed by Land Ark Homes, an Ottawa-based firm co- owned by visionary home builder Stephen Rolston and his wife Diana, it expands on the company’s twin philosophies of connectivity through kinship and place- making in nature. The scenic village of Westport where